Month: July 2016

Banner photo is of Sherbourne and Queen looking west on May 4th, 1917. From the City of Toronto Archives. I grew up in the west end of the city – almost smack dab between Dundas West and Lansdowne, near Bloor St. If you know the area, I wonder what you think when you hear those […]

Banner photo is of fireworks at the Canadian National Exhibition, 1905. From the City of Toronto Archives. Working on a new post, I’ve been up to my eyeballs (literally, because I use them to read) in old newspapers and documents. But I wanted to take a moment to wish you all a happy Canada Day. […]